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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1922

Page

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Akron Officials Die In Wild Auto Crash On Mill Street

In Akron Ohio two prominent men Judge Phillip B Treasch of the court of appeals and M Woodruff Akron schools manager were struck by an out of control auto truck on Mill street and crushed near the Quaker Firs plant. Woodruff died at a hospital and Treasch died at the scene. Elmer Cough the driver was arrested after the truck failed to start and rolled downhill.

International News Service Akron Mill Street Howard Street Phillip B. Treasch Court of Appeals M. Woodruff Treasch Woodruff Elmer Cough Gough Fleischmann Main Howard and Mill Streets Judge Kie and Judge Treasch Day Drug Company

Dodge Widow Owns Empress Necklace Claimed by Russia

Mrs. Horace E. Dodge heiress of the Dodge auto fortune holds the Pearls claimed as Empress Catherine of Russia property. The jewel’s ownership surfaced after a suit against a New York jeweler by European antique dealers. Mrs. E R Cromwell, formerly Miss Dodge, wore the pearls at her recent wedding.

Horace E. Dodge Dodge Brothers Catherine of Russia New York E. R. Cromwell Missie Dodge J. E. R. Cromwell Delphine Dodge

China urged to settle Shantung dispute quickly

Washington report says White House pressed China to drop minor detail quibbles and accept Japan's condition on the Shantung settlement. President Harding Secretary Hughes and other leaders warned China that delay harms conference goals and China’s interests.

George R. Holmes I. N White House Washington China Shantung Japan

A SIPPING WAR BOUND TO COME

Shipping board officials disclose that Harding plans for an American shipping subsidy face protests from two foreign governments. They warn that opposition on world trade routes will rise, as nations with their own subsidies seek to throttle American shipping.

T. N. Sandifer S. N Washington Harding Shipping Board

Clerks Strike Hits Dublin and Southeastern Rail

Dublin and Southeastern Railway clerks walked off the job today in a coordinated strike starting January 25. The move disrupts services across compartments, with unions demanding improved pay and working conditions. Local managers reassured passengers of alternate arrangements and resumed inquiries.

Dublin Dublin and Southeastern Railway

Cox hints at renomination after Jackson Day speech

Dayton, Jan 26 Former Governor James M Cox signaled readiness for a Democratic presidential renomination after a long Jackson Day speech at Memorial Hall. He and party colleagues urged renewed effort amid sharp attacks on the Republican administration from Alpha to Omega.

International News Service Dayton James M. Cox Memorial Hall Pat Harrison Mississippi Atlee Pomernee Ohio Newberry Investigating Committee Gertrude Fuller Pittsburg Women of Democracy Alpha Omega Newberry League of Nations Woodrow Wilson Joseph P. Tumulty Wilson Breifly

Woodworth Denies Guilt in Bank Vault Gun Incident

Robert Woodworth disputed reports of an accidental pistol discharge in a bank vault. He claimed Roy Hinchman handled the revolver, removed a cartridge chamber and believed the gun unloaded when it fired, shifting blame away from Woodworth.

Robert Woodworth Woodworth Roy Hinchman Hinchman

South American Ostriches Hold Three Ties Unlike African Ones

Specimen notes compare ostriches from South America with those from Africa, stating South American birds exhibit three ties while African counterparts show two.

South America Africa

Food balance going against United States money

Dr E D Ball warns at the national agricultural conference that without restoring prewar buying power the United States will become a food importer in 15 to 30 years. He says there is under consumption, not overproduction, and calls for major national action and government intervention. Delegates foresee heated discussions on farm troubles and policy.

Warren W. Wheaton N. S Washington Uncle Sam United States America E. D. Ball United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Conference

FNAL DECISION MUST COME IN TAXING AFFAIR

Chancellor Wirth faced a test in the reichstag as he prepared to outline Germanys indemnity program and potential new taxes. Germany has 24 hours to submit a plan for guarantees to the allies under the Cannes moratorium conditions. The first 31,000,000 gold marks payment was made last week.

D. Weyer Berlin Wirth Germany Supreme Council Cannes

Senator charges mistreatment of soldier witness in France inquiry

Washington Jan. 26 Charles P Green of Minneapolis testifies before the senate committee probing alleged mistreatment of American soldiers in France He says the American Legion and the United States Veterans bureau persecuted him Watson a Democrat of Georgia says contempt citations will be sought and calls for robbery prosecutions against legion members who robbed Green at Cincinnati of his suit case discharge papers and war decorations

Washington Charles P. Green Minneapolis Minn Senate France American Legion United States Veterans Bureau Tom” Watson George Watson Legion Cincinnati Green

Pretty Girl Aids in Cash Loot at Schultz Store

An 18 year old girl helped a male accomplice in looting Mrs. Gertrude Schultz’s store last night, taking about $10 from the cash drawer in Joe Cleveland.

Joe Cleveland Gertrude Schultz

Vatican in Rome Built on Site of Emperor Nerds Garden

The note indicates the Vatican in Rome stands on land formerly used as the garden of the Emperor Nerds. It reflects a historical claim tying the holy city to a past imperial garden.

Vatican Rome Emperor Nerds

Auto Stolen for Costly Joy Ride

Roy Marshall of Race Street found his car missing Tuesday night after draining the radiator for winter. Police located the vehicle by the roadside near the Hospital grounds but could not locate Marshall due to a recent move. the owner faces more than $30 in damages from the incident.

Roy Marshall Race Street Marshall Mechanicsburg Graham

Funeral Rites For Benedict XV In St Peter's Cathedral

In St Peters Cathedral Rome authorities held a private funeral for Pope Benedict XV. The late pontiff was laid to rest in a crypt near Peter's tomb as Noble Guard pallbearers and cardinals in violet attended. The Vatican and cathedral were shrouded in mourning purple.

Frank E. Mason I. N Rome St. Peters Benedict XV Soverign Peter Vatican

Soviets Seek Independent Path at Economic Conference

In Berlin on January 26 Leona Trotzky, Russian war commissar, said Soviet Russia wants to mingle with allied powers at Geneva but remains enemy of bourgeois Europe. The remarks were printed today highlighting Moscow stance ahead of the conference.

International Berlin Russia Genoa Europe Leona Trotzky

Dismantling Planned For Lansing Mine in Ohio

The Lansing mine of the Lorain Coal and Dock Company, employing 400 men near Bridgeport Ohio, will be dismantled. Workers have been notified their services will not be needed after January 1.

International News Service Bridgeport Lansing Lorain Coal and Dock Company

Britain Advances Loan to Austria Under Supervision

London reports Britain will provide a 2.5 million pound loan to Austria with the condition that funds are spent under British supervision. The arrangement was disclosed by the treasury today.

London Great Britain Austria Treasury Department

Filipino student chooses prison over losing lover

Guilermo Plana, 22, a Filipino student at Depauw University, was arrested in Crown Point Indiana after Miss Emeline Reaves’s brother pressed charges. The court gave him a choice between giving up Miss Reaves or serving ten years. he chose prison.

Guilermo Plana Depauw University Eto Crown Point Ind Emeline Reaves Plana Miss Reaves

Ohio coal fields face possible April 1 labor clash

Southern Ohio coal districts in the Hocking and Sunday Creek valleys may see a larger conflict between operators and miners starting April 1 as wage talks falter. Ohio miners face a March 31 wage expiry and business in the region suffers as mines close. The Athens Chamber of Commerce seeks root causes and remedies amid relief efforts by the Red Cross and miners’ groups.

Columbus Hocking Sunday Creek Ohio United Mine Workers’ Union of America Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania Inlinois Toledo Chamber of Commerce of Athens Athens Chamber of Commerce Hryson James Ginnan Red Cross

Revenue Agents Probe 3000 New York Fur Dealers

The Internal Revenue Bureau orders forty agents to probe 3000 fur dealers in New York to uncover frauds in customs duties and internal taxes. Officials say a $2,000,000 fraud tied to Morris Rosenblum and Herman Schuss was isolated and the wider probe could reveal as much as $25,000,000.

Washington International News Service Bureau of Internal Revenue New York Morris Rosenblum Herman Schuss

Motor Bus Hit Kills Pedestrian in Columbus

In Columbus, Ellis V. Burgett, 35, was killed when a motor bus struck him near Cleveland and Thurlow avenues as he attempted to crank his stalled car. The accident occurred today, January 25.

International News Service Columbus Ellis V. Burgett Cleveland Thurlow Avenues Burgett

House panel begins framing soldier bonus law

Washington January 26 in the house ways and means committee framing the soldier bonus statute started with unofficial talks among members. They seek the least objectionable tax to raise about 800 million dollars needed for the law's first year.

A. C. Howard Washington House Ways and Means Committee

Soldier Bonus Measure Pressed Through Congress

The Ways and Means Committee and House leaders plan to rush the Soldier Bonus bill with a form of sales tax as the least problematic path. Five adjusted compensation options remain under consideration cash, insurance, home and farm aid, land settlement with no plan change.

Congress Mellon House Ways and Means Callius Ways and Means Committees

Dramatic Wreck Averted In Northwestern Play Kiss Scene

Northwestern University Hermit and Crow Dramatic Club rehearsals for Back to Earth proceed after a near catastrophe in a kiss scene. Ken Paider as a fair maiden balked at kissing Ben Carswell whose breath was blamed. Co ed Pauline Griner intervened with expert guidance and the scene resumed.

International News Service Chicago Hermit and Crow Dramatic Club Northwestern University Ken Paider Ben Carswell Misa Pauline Griner Carswell Miss Griner Paider

Fire Rages Through City Car Barns and Garages

Two fires in Chicago and Cleveland caused extensive damage. The Chicago incident at Devon and Clark destroyed car barns of the Chicago Surface Street Railway Lines, with over 100 cars burned and damages estimated between 1.5 and 3 million dollars as 600 cars were stored. Firefighters saved about 500 cars and faced spread toward nearby houses. In Cleveland, the Hough Avenue Garage and Supply Company burned, destroying 70 autos and over 100000 dollars in damage after an oil stove explosion in the office.

International News Service Chicago Devon and Clark Streets Cleveland Hough Avenue East Ninth Street

Cairo disorders claim 190 dead and 1000 wounded

A Cairo outbreak reported by The Star causes 190 killed and about 1000 wounded. The casualty toll was released in a dispatch received in London on January 26. The report notes fresh violence and widespread damage in the city.

International News Service London Cairo the Star

Premier Li Ang Shi Yi Signals Resignation in Pekin

A Central News dispatch from Shanghai reports Premier Li Ang Shi Yi of China has signified willingness to resign from the Pekin government.

London Liang Shi-Yi Pekin China Shanghai

Ginnan discusses coal market study and looming report

A statement from Mr. Ginnan on his coal market investigation notes dirty coal among causes but cites price as the dominant factor. He says Hocking coal is losing market share toKentucky and West Virginia mines and a full preliminary report may emerge in two or three weeks. He plans further local inspections this week or next.

Ginnan Hocking Coal Kentucky West Virginia

New Marshfield High Alumni Meeting Planned

New Marshfield Hi alumni from the class of ’22 are urged to attend a February 3 gathering at the high school auditorium. A committee led by Esta Tremaine Daisy Rhodes and Erma Pierce, with Mr Gibson, is contacting alumni to organize and strengthen the school’s legacy.

New Marshfield Nw Marshfield High Esta Tremaine Daisy Rhodes Erma Pierce Gibson

One person in every seven lives to be eighty

A historical note asserts that one seventh of people reach the age of eighty, presenting a life expectancy statistic. It frames longevity as a notable milestone and reflects mid century beliefs about lifespan.

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Dodge Empress Gox Bob Woodworth Solon Pope Pontiff Miss Emeline Reaves Miss Monte Huckshorn Philip Whitney San Francisco Miss Monte Sluckshorn Whitney Kansas City Cleveland Motor Home Marshfield Hi Washington Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, D. C
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